Planets by DK

Blast off into space and be an eyewitness to our solar system in DK Eyewitness Books: Planets. From Mercury to Neptune and beyond, get an up-close view of the the rocky planets, gas giants, dwarf planets, moons, stars, asteroids, and more. See amazing...

Leaving Our Mark: Reducing Our Carbon Footprint by Nancy Dickmann

Human activity often leaves a trail of harmful carbon behind that directly impacts our planet. This informative book describes how every individual produces a “carbon footprint” by using energy made by burning fossil fuels and by creating waste from...

Earth's Resources Geo Facts by Izzi Howell

Learn about the kind of resources Earth holds, and how they are extracted and used. Discover the problems and challenges posed by human consumption of these resources, from overfishing to dwindling supplies of fossil fuels. Read about the efforts being...

Volcano Geo Facts by Izzi Howell

Find out about the different types of volcanoes and how they form. Learn how scientists monitor volcanic activity, and what makes some eruptions so much more destructive than others. Read about some of the most famous volcanic eruptions in history and...

Earthquake Geo Facts by Georgia Amson-Bradshaw

Discover what earthquakes are and how they are caused. Find out how scientists measure earthquakes, and what makes some earthquakes so much more destructive than others. Read about some of the most serious earthquake disasters in history, and how people...

River and Coast Geo Facts by Izzi Howell

Learn about rivers and coasts and how water shapes the landscapes in different ways. Follow rivers from their source to the sea, and explore coasts around the world. Find out how erosion creates stunning waterfalls, and see how water affects our lives,...

Water Cycle Geo Facts by Georgia Amson-Bradshaw

Learn all about the water cycle, the amazing process that keeps water moving around our planet. Simple explanations and diagrams show how water evaporates from the ocean, gathers as clouds in the sky, and falls as rain. Read about the natural places on...

Ocean Engineering and Designing for the Deep Sea by Rebecca Sjonger

Working in oceans presents unique challenges. Readers will learn how ocean engineers design equipment and processes to help scientists that study ocean systems, such as oceanographers, do research in deep waters, long distances away from land, and in...

Earth's Cycles by Diane Dakers

This fascinating book explains the patterns and cycles created on Earth by the influence of the Sun and the Moon, as well as by the Earth’s magnetic poles and the planet’s rotation on an axis. Informative text, vivid photographs, and detailed diagrams...

Gulf Oil Spill by Lynn Peppas

This up-to-date new book describes the alarming events of 2010 after an oil rig toppled over in the Gulf of Mexico releasing millions of gallons of oil into the water. The largest accidental oil spill in history, it killed untold numbers of wildlife,...

Earth’s Water Cycle (Paperback) by Diane Dakers

Essential to life, water can be found in different forms all around us. This important book explains how the Earths supply of water moves from bodies of water, to the atmosphere, and to land in a process called the water cycle . Accessible text and...

People and the Planet by Lyn Sirota

Explores how human activity affects the Earth, e.g. effects of human activity on groundwater and surface water, habitat destruction, construction, emissions, and pollution.